http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/judas/ en-us Fri, 15 May 2009 17:54:10 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251726/posts Allentown, Pa. (AP) -- Some Democrats who opened their arms to party switcher Sen. Arlen Specter have softened the embrace. Progressive grassroots activists this week posted a fundraising Web link to draft Rep. Joe Sestak to challenge Specter in next year's Pennsylvania Democratic primary. And labor leaders in the state repeatedly have warned that a decision on whether they endorse Specter depends on whether he supports a bill making it easier for unions to organize. At a recent Jefferson Jackson Democratic dinner in Pittsburgh sponsored by the Allegheny County Democratic Committee, Chairman Jim Burn said the mood about Specter's switch... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251726/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 17:54:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240414/posts ...Biden was in town for a Democratic National Committee fundraising reception at the River Oaks home of lawyer Neal Manne — who served as Specter’s chief of staff in Washington in the 1980s... The vice president said that, as a senator from Delaware, he was Specter’s best friend in the Senate for 33 years, and that he and Manne “have been trying to remind Arlen that he is really Democrat.” “I have been working on that in earnest for the past four years and double time for the past 100 days (as vice president),” Biden added. “It seems only appropriate,”... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2240414/posts#comment Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:24:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191366/posts State Sen. Abel Maldonado wins the play of the week award, even if it did make him the most unpopular politician in Sacramento. Maldonado, R-Santa Maria (Santa Barbara County), had been waiting a long time for this moment. When the opportunity arose - with the state about to go into meltdown mode if the budget deal fell apart - he played it just right. All along, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger thought he had Maldonado's vote in his pocket. After all, the moderate Maldonado had always played ball with the governor before, bucking fellow Republicans by voting to increase the minimum wage... San Francisco Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191366/posts#comment Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:29:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2189163/posts It's almost done. State senators were approving a deal to close the state's $40 billion budget deficit this morning after agreeing to give Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, most of the changes he demanded in exchange for providing the crucial 27th vote. Here's what he got: * A constitutional amendment establishing an open primary system. The measure will place on the June 2010 ballot an open primary proposal affecting congressional and state races in 2012 and beyond. Under the plan, the top two candidates in a primary would face off in a general election. Candidates would not participate in partisan... SacBee: Capitol Alert http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2189163/posts#comment Thu, 19 Feb 2009 16:20:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2180036/posts more as it becomes available... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2180036/posts#comment Fri, 6 Feb 2009 22:45:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2136726/posts Catholics and, for the love of God, everybody else, please FReep this poll. http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/1548/t/286/survey.jsp?survey_KEY=179 Catholics United is the front group that organized Catholics for Obama. The organizers, Chris Korzen and James Salt, are veterans of Catholics for Kerry, and literally never saw a pro-abort Catholic they didn't try to paint haloes and auras around. They make very clever use of Catholic symbols, documents and God-talk to promote their Kmiec-style deviationism. In this poll I'm asking you to FReep, they want feedback on what their lobbying priorities ought to be. Check "common-ground ways to reduce abortions." What they mean by that?... Catholics United Against Catholicism http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2136726/posts#comment Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:56:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102668/posts After days of watching in silence, McCain calms the crowd at his Minnesota town meeting. “I want everyone to be respectful. And let’s make sure we are, because that’s the way politics is done in America.” Tells one supporter who says he’s scared of an Obama presidency: “I have to tell you, he is a decent person, a person that you do not have to be scared [of] as president of the United States.” After a woman calls Obama “an Arab,” McCain interrupts to say: “No, ma’am. He is a decent family man, citizen The Page / Time Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102668/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:41:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028456/posts When the National Geographic Society and a team of designated scholars announced the "discovery" and release of the document known as the "Gospel of Judas" the international media went after the story with a frenzy. Headlines around the world claimed that the discovery would force a complete reconstruction of Christianity. As I explained then:The resurgence of interest in Gnostic texts such as "The Gospel of Thomas" and "The Gospel of Judas" is driven by an effort, at least on the part of some figures, to argue that early Christianity had no essential theological core. Instead, scholars such as Elaine Pagels... AlbertMohler.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028456/posts#comment Mon, 9 Jun 2008 20:01:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025136/posts I just watched the interview, and it is clear Scott McClellan is a Judas. He revels in the left talking points and has a smirk throughout the interview. At the end of the day when the interviews are done and the book no longer sells, Scott will have no friends. The left will not want him and the right will never touch him. Get a dog Scott, he will be your only friend. Or he might not like you either. Can't blame him, dogs are smart. History will frame you as the Judas Benedict Arnold you are. The O'Reilly Factor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025136/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 03:28:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024882/posts Since you're not answering my e-mails anymore, I'm writing to pose a few questions that haven't been asked on your truth, honesty and candor tour: · Was it the truth or a lie when you told me, during a series of personal discussions in your West Wing office in late 2005 and early 2006 (at the apex of what you now call your period of "disillusionment" and "dismay"), that you were happy in your job and proud to serve President Bush and that you had no intention of leaving soon? What about in April 2006, when rumors swirled about a... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024882/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 17:58:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024813/posts Although today his book is being touted by left-wing reporters and pundits, his initial plans for the project show former White House press secretary Scott McClellan intended to take a much different approach, one that was more sympathetic to President Bush but also quite hard on the "liberal elites" of the Washington press corps and their "hostility" toward the administration. Reading through McClellan's original book proposal, obtained by Politico.com, it is clear that before his editor Peter Osnos took the book on a sharp leftward turn, McClellan wanted to turn the tables on foes in the press gallery including far-left... NewsBusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024813/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 15:07:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024652/posts <p>A partisan Democratic mantra began earlier in the book. McClellan writes George H.W. Bush's 1988 campaign "acquiesced to certain advisers, including Roger Ailes and the late Lee Atwater," who opposed Bush's "civility and decency." (McClellan, then 20 years old, played no part in that campaign.) McClellan contends that thanks to Rove in 2002, "the first cracks appeared in the facade of bipartisan comity."</p> Real Clear Politics http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024652/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 06:25:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024456/posts WASHINGTON - President Bush broke his promise to the country by refusing to fire aide Karl Rove for leaking a CIA agent's identity, said Scott McClellan, the president's chief spokesman for almost three years. "I think the president should have stood by his word and that meant Karl should have left," McClellan said Sunday in a broadcast interview about his new tell-all book, a scathing rebuke of the White House under Bush's leadership. McClellan now acknowledges he felt burned by Rove, Bush's top political adviser, and I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff. He said... Yahoo!News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024456/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jun 2008 18:02:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024052/posts Alittle more than 50 years ago, George C. Marshall, the greatest American general and statesman since George Washington, turned down an offer to write his memoirs for a national magazine because, he said, it was unseemly to profit from a life of public service. The Saturday Evening Post offered Marshall $1 million for his story at a time when $1 million was real money. Military historians since have learned that at the moment Marshall declined the Post's offer, he and his wife had precisely $1,300 in the bank. Four years ago, Gen. Tommy Franks, who led the American invasions of... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024052/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 17:15:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023925/posts An examination of published reports reveals that Scott McClellan's kiss-and-smell betrayal of George W. Bush is a far cry from the book McClellan started out to write and was shaped into an offensive tome by a publisher with close ties to George Soros. To understand how McClellan's literary knife-in-the-back evolved, one has to know something about the book industry. Unlike fiction, a non-fiction book usually hasn't been written before it's sold to a publisher. The author normally puts together an outline and/or synopsis detailing what the book will be about and how it will be structured, and writes 1-3 sample... Americanthinker.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023925/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 10:27:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023926/posts Republican insiders see the bitter criticism in Scott McClellan's memoir, "What Happened," as a payback for his abrupt firing as White House press secretary in the spring of 2006. Continues... =============================================================== Scott McClellan stars in Ghost Writer With Scott McClellan's new book, left-wingers are now absolutely sure Obama will trounce Bush this November! No third term! The little darlings haven't figured out yet that Bush isn't on the ballot this time, so they're frantically putting out movies like "Recount," "Redacted," "Rendition," "Stop-loss," and publishing fiction like McClellan's book, which all liberals with advance copies are excitedly having someone literate read... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023926/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 10:27:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023793/posts WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said Friday he would be willing to comply with a rumored congressional subpoena to discuss the administration’s handling of pre-war intelligence, telling CNN’s Wolf Blitzer he’d be “glad to share my views” if asked to testify. Facing a firestorm over his book, McClellan also confirmed reports that he had apologized to Richard Clarke for questioning his honesty after the former counterterrorism official published his own book critical of the White House. “That was part of our talking points at the time. I didn’t even read the book,” McClellan admitted Friday.... Communist News Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023793/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 00:29:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023676/posts Leave him alone. He wrote a book. It is true or untrue, accurately reported or not. If not, this will no doubt be revealed. It is honestly meant and presented, or not. Look to the assertions, argue them, weigh and ponder. That's my first thought. When I finished the book I came out not admiring Mr. McClellan or liking him but, in terms of the larger arguments, believing him. The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023676/posts#comment Fri, 30 May 2008 20:05:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019440/posts MIAMI (AP) - A top adviser is leaving Republican John McCain's presidential campaign because he doesn't want to work against Democrat Barack Obama. Mark McKinnon, the chief media consultant to McCain, wrote in a campaign memo last year that if Obama won the Democratic nomination, he would not actively campaign against him. With the results of Tuesday night's primaries in Kentucky and Oregon, Obama claimed he had a majority of convention delegates. McKinnon said Tuesday evening he was making good on his pledge, and was "moving from middle linebacker to cheerleader" for McCain. "I'll still be around from time to... myway http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019440/posts#comment Thu, 22 May 2008 00:15:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006320/posts Gov. Bill Richardson and James Carville went toe-to-toe Wednesday night on national cable TV in their first exchange since Carville compared Richardson with Judas— and neither pulled any political punches. During the duo's appearance on CNN's "Larry King Live" in D.C., Carville tossed out fightin' words— including "idiocy" and "foolishness"— to describe some of Richardson's comments. And the Hillary Clinton backer and political analyst didn't back down a bit on his comment equating Richardson with Judas for endorsing Barack Obama's bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. "I've said what I had to say, and I don't take a word of... The Albuquerque Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006320/posts#comment Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:06:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004239/posts It is my opinion that we need to pray for our leaders this election. Many Conservative are disappointed with the selection of Senator John S. McCain. But in one sense, he is the true conservative in values -- he has fought for campaign finance reform -- getting big money out of politics. This should allow the little guy (or gal) more voice in what this country is doing. In some religions, it is part of the church service to pray for the leaders of a country (Ukrainian Catholic, for example). We must pray for our leaders and pray that the... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004239/posts#comment Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:30:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1997450/posts James Carville, long-time political advisor to the Clintons explained that calling New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson a “Judas” for endorsing rival Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president was “mild” compared to what is yet to come. “I was going easy on the guy,” Carville alleged. “If I’d wanted to get tough I would pointed out that Richardson has lost the privilege of swallowing anymore of Bill Clinton’s semen.” Richardson denied that he deserved either the remarks or being “cut off from life’s ambrosia.” “It’s unfair,” Richardson complained. “Did I rat on them when they took bribes from the Chinese government?... AZCONSERVATIVE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1997450/posts#comment Sun, 6 Apr 2008 04:03:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993674/posts Disloyalty That Merits An Insult. By James Carville Saturday, March 29, 2008; Last Friday the New York Times asked me to comment on New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama for president. For 15 years, Richardson served with no small measure of distinction as the representative of New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District. But he gained national stature -- and his career took off -- when President Bill Clinton appointed him U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and later made him energy secretary. So, when asked on Good Friday about Richardson's rejection of the Clintons, the metaphor was... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993674/posts#comment Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:26:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993552/posts Just when you thought the conflagration over James Carville's Judas analogy might be dying down, here comes Derrick Z. Jackson to pour some gasoline on the flames with a return-fire Judas shot of his own. Readers will recall that when Bill Richardson endorsed Obama, Clinton-fan Carville chose Good Friday to say: Mr. Richardson’s endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic." Offered the chance to apologize or withdraw his remarks, the cantankerous Cajun declined, choosing instead to rub in his remarks:... NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993552/posts#comment Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:58:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993540/posts Last Friday the New York Times asked me to comment on New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama for president. For 15 years, Richardson served with no small measure of distinction as the representative of New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District. But he gained national stature -- and his career took off -- when President Bill Clinton appointed him U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and later made him energy secretary. So, when asked on Good Friday about Richardson's rejection of the Clintons, the metaphor was too good to pass by. I compared Richardson to Judas Iscariot. (And... The Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993540/posts#comment Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:11:05 GMT